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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
10.89.6410.90.1-7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.89.65

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Mahā-Viṣṇusince 10.89.58inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

हत्वा नृपानधर्मिष्ठान् घातयित्वार्जुनादिभि: ।

अञ्जसा वर्तयामास धर्मं धर्मसुतादिभि: ॥ ६५ ॥

hatvā nṛpān adharmiṣṭhān

ghāṭayitvārjunādibhiḥ

añjasā vartayām āsa

dharmaṁ dharma-sutādibhiḥ

Translation

Now that He had killed many wicked kings and engaged devotees such as Arjuna in killing others, the Lord could easily assure the execution of religious principles through the agency of such pious rulers as Yudhiṣṭhira.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Establishes Religious Principles Through Pious Rulers

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa had killed many wicked kings. He had also engaged devotees such as Arjuna in killing others.

  2. 2

    With those wicked kings removed, the Lord could easily assure the execution of religious principles.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa carried out this work through pious rulers such as Yudhiṣṭhira. Their rule served His purpose of upholding religious principles.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Eighty-ninth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons.”

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Please continue to benefit the people in general by exemplifying religious behavior in your forms of Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi.” Lord Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna then took the brāhmaṇa’s sons, went back to Dvārakā and returned the infants to their father.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.89
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. hatvāhaving killed
  2. nṛpānkings
  3. adharmiṣṭhānmost irreligious
  4. ghātayitvāhaving them killed
  5. arjuna-ādibhiḥby Arjuna and others
  6. añjasāeasily
  7. vartayām āsaHe caused to be carried out
  8. dharmamthe principles of religion
  9. dharma-suta-ādibhiḥby Yudhiṣṭhira (the son of Dharma) and others
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.89

    In this verse: “religious”, “principles”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.89

    In this verse: “kings”, “rulers”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.89

    In this verse: “devotees”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I use a responsibility I have to serve Kṛṣṇa and uphold religious principles?

Practice

Choose one responsibility today and carry it out carefully as an act of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Establishes Religious Principles Through Pious RulersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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